Seniors’ expo promotes equitable access to government services Community & Social Queensland government agencies have used a seniors expo in Cairns to reach out to older LGBTIQ+ people in the community.
Grants available for latest Queensland floods Monday May 16, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Economy & Industry Queensland has made disaster funding available through the jointly funded Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.
QLD business grant application set to reopen following issues Thursday May 12, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Economy & Industry The new dates for the Queensland Business Basics Grant are 9am May 16 for regional Queensland and 9am May 17 for southeast Queensland. …
Police inquiry announced as part of QLD domestic violence reform Wednesday May 11, 2022 By Anna Macdonald News Queensland has directed $363 million towards reforming the state’s approach to domestic violence.
Queensland expands LGBTIQ+ roundtable with alliance group money Tuesday May 10, 2022 By Melissa Coade Community & Social The Queensland government will back the LGBTIQ+ roundtable alliance with $100,000 annually for the next two years.
QLD small business grant application delayed by ‘unprecedented’ tech issue Thursday May 5, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Economy & Industry The opening of applications for Business Queensland’s Business Basics Grant program, originally scheduled for 9am on May 4, has been delayed.
Brisbane police interact with youth 1,500 times under prevention program Wednesday May 4, 2022 By Anna Macdonald News QLD children and youth justice minister Leanne Linard says the focus is on preventing anti-social behaviour, not ‘waiting for crime to occur’.
Premium Interviews Queensland’s new privacy commissioner tackles trust in the public sector Monday May 2, 2022 By Melissa Coade Federal A network championing privacy has been established across segments of Queensland’s public sector, spearheaded by the state's privacy commissioner.
Bureaucrats take note: Transforming the public sector must start with reframing how policy is made Friday April 29, 2022 By Melissa Coade Federal Lil Anderson's observation of policy is that it's been used to fit rules, set boundaries, and to protect public servants from picking precedent and leaving…
Innovating, not stagnating, key to public sector post-pandemic Friday April 29, 2022 By Anna Macdonald News There should be no ‘return to normal’ as Australia shifts into a post-pandemic era, says senior public servant Karen Hussey.
Hunt for Brisbane 2032 Olympics board CEO underway Thursday April 28, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Community & Social The Organising Committee Board for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games' first priority at its inaugural board meeting was to recruit a CEO.
An alternative paradigm for public management with impact Thursday April 28, 2022 By Melissa Coade Culture CPI's Toby Lowe says public servants’ output and attention are skewed toward focussing on what can be meaningless metrics.
Digital chief hopes state doesn’t put handbrakes on the metaverse Thursday April 28, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Communications & Technology QLD government chief customer and digital officer outlines seven secular digital trends the public sector should be taking notice of.
Public sector boss says COVID vaccine decision keeps her up at night Thursday April 28, 2022 By Melissa Coade Federal The choice Deidre Mulkerin had to make meant leaning into a skill all bureaucrats need to get comfortable doing in the course of their ordinary…
Tax revenue on the up across all levels of government Wednesday April 27, 2022 By Tom Ravlic Australian Capital Territory Australian governments of all political persuasions across all jurisdictions got more tax revenue out of their citizens in 2020-2021.
